Arizona Revised Statutes Title 36. Public Health and Safety § 36-2213. Regulation of air ambulance services

1. Establish standards and requirements relating to at least the following:

2. Establish response times and operation times to assure that the health and safety needs of the public are met.

3. Establish standards for emergency medical dispatch training, including prearrival instruction. For the purposes of this paragraph, “emergency medical dispatch” means the receipt of calls requesting emergency medical services and the response of appropriate resources to the appropriate location.

4. Require the filing of run log information.

5. Issue, transfer, suspend or revoke air ambulance service licenses under terms and conditions consistent with this chapter. These rules shall be consistent for all ambulance services.

6. Investigate the operation of an air ambulance service including a person operating an ambulance that has not been issued a certificate of registration and conduct on-site investigations of facilities communications equipment, vehicles, procedures, materials and equipment.

7. Prescribe the terms of the air ambulance service license.

8. Prescribe the criteria for the air ambulance service license inspection process and for determining an air ambulance service's compliance with licensure requirements. The director shall accept proof that an air ambulance service is accredited by the commission on accreditation of air medical services in lieu of all licensing inspections required if the director receives a copy of the air ambulance service's accreditation report.